Hockey headlines for April 30, 2021

Friday, April 30, 2021

Penguins clinch playoff berth by defeating Capitals (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues work overtime to beat Wild 5-4; winning streak at 4 games (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lindholm helps Flames cling to life in win over Oilers (Calgary Sun)
Isles' line combos work well in shutout of Rangers (New York Newsday)
Flyers eliminated from playoff contention with loss to the Devils (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ducks goalie Ryan Miller will retire at end of season (Los Angeles Times)
Original Flames owner Byron J. Seaman remembered for his competitive streak and firm handshake (Calgary Sun)
Retiring Ryan Miller: 'Buffalo is always going to have a big part of my heart' (Buffalo News)
Eric Staal can relate to the Canadiens' young centres (Montreal Gazette)
What will it cost for the Senators to re-sign Brady Tkachuk? (Ottawa Citizen)
No talks between Alec Martinez, Golden Knights on new contract (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Teravainen stars as Hurricanes open homestand with 3-1 win over Red Wings (Raleigh News & Observer)
The Maple Leafs mix it up with the Canucks and stretch win streak to four (Toronto Star)
Sam Bennett’s last-second shot powers the Florida Panthers past the Chicago Blackhawks (Miami Herald)
Yegor Sharangovich helps NJ Devils score second straight victory vs. Flyers (NorthJersey.com)
Lightning get defensive late in shutout of Stars (Tampa Bay Times)
The end of Charlie Coyle’s 28-game goal drought opened the floodgates for the Bruins (Boston Globe)
Blackhawks fall to Panthers in overtime despite Alex DeBrincat’s late equalizer (Chicago Sun-Times)
How do you solve a problem like the Lightning? The Stars haven’t figured them out — it could cost Dallas the playoffs (Dallas Morning News)
Wild rallies, but loses to Blues on O'Reilly's OT goal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers manhandled in big blow to playoff hopes (New York Post)
Detroit Red Wings get another goal from Jakub Vrana but fall to Hurricanes, 3-1 (Detroit Free Press)
Tired team, tired season (Vancouver Province)
Flames cling to life with desperate win over Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers defense hit with another injury (New York Post)
Charlie Coyle snaps slump, notches winner for Bruins over Sabres (Boston Herald)
Jakub Vrana provides lone highlight for Red Wings in loss (MLive.com)
Penguins forward Frederick Gaudreau returns to lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kevin Bahl, NJ Devils prospect and centerpiece in Taylor Hall trade, making NHL debut (NorthJersey.com)
Canucks tap Kole Lind for ‘shot of energy’ in first NHL regular season game (Vancouver Province)
Two COVID shutdowns likely squashed Avalanche’s Presidents’ Trophy dreams (Denver Post)
Arizona Coyotes still mathematically alive for playoffs, but need wins and a lot of help (Arizona Republic)
Golden Knights’ penalty kill continues to suffocate opponents (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Carter Hart’s season ends because of knee sprain; Flyers goalie had disastrous year (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Why Blackhawks Colliton wants to see a more fit Boqvist next season (Chicago Daily Herald)
Blue Jackets playing it careful with defenseman Andrew Peeke (Columbus Dispatch)
Oilers scouting chief in Dallas taking in world under-18s (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks, Bulls allowed to have fans beginning May 7 (Chicago Daily Herald)